Drain spouts and drip can containers



Dec. 20, 1955 w. E. NICKERSON DRAIN SPOUTS AND DRIP CAN CONTAINERS FiledNov. 28, 1952 IZVVENTOR. W ////e AJV/merson H T TO R N E Y United StatesPatent DRAIN SPOUTS AND DRIP CAN CONTAINERS Willie E. Nickerson, St.John, Wash; Application November 28, 1952, Serial No. 322,969

3 Claims. (Cl. 210-149) This invention relates to a drain spout and dripcan container.

One object of the invention lies in the provision of a. novel means tohold or contain oil spouts such as those used for draining lubricatingoil or an equivalent from cans, so that the oil may be drained from thespouts, thus saving the portion which is usually lost and at the sametime provide a structure which is well adapted to maintain the oil cleanand handy for use.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of a drain spoutand drip can container wherein the spouts or cans are received andsupported in a tubular body having a sieve or screen therein andpreferably having a skirt or outer portion for coaction with a receptacle to minimize the danger of tipping the structure.

Another object of the invention lies in the provision of a drain spoutand drip can container which is particularly adapted to receive andsurround a receptacle into which the material drained from the spouts orcans Will be received and protected, as well as ready for instant use.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent during thecourse of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts,

Figure 1 is a view in perspective showing an embodiment of my invention;

Figure 2 is a view in central vertical section and taken through thedevice; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical cross section upon an enlarged scaletaken through the top of the body and its supporting skirt.

Referring now more specifically to the drawing, I have shown theinvention to employ a tubular body or cylinder of any suitable metal orother material, for instance, it may be four inches in diameter andapproximately six and one-half inches below the top it is provided witha metallic sieve or screen 11 which is concavo-convex as indicated inFigure 2. The lower end of the body 10 extends into a receptacle 12which is of larger diameter than the body, and the body is, therefore,removably inserted into the receptacle.

The body is provided with a skirt 13 which extends below the lower edgeof the body 10 and, as shown, the skirt is conical and downwardly flaredand surrounds the body 10. The skirt may be secured to the body at anypoint above the upper edge of the container 12 as found desirable, andis here shown to be secured at the upper open end of the body 10. Theupper open end of the body 10 is provided with an outwardly disposedannular rib 10' against which the upper edge 13 of the skirt 13 bearsand is secured either by a press fit or by welding. The skirt ispreferably made of the same material as the body and is provided with abead 13" at its lower edge; The skirt thus forms a support for the bodyand maintains the body with its lower edge spaced upwardly from thelower edge of the skirt 13.

As a result of the construction described, the lower portion of the body10 may be readily and removably extended, as shown in Figure 1, into thereceptacle 12. Under such conditions oil spouts such as those used fordraining oil from cans may be supported in an upright manner in the body10 above the sieve 11, with the open end downward so that the oil willdrain from such spouts, pass through the sieve 11 and be collected inthe receptacle 12. In this way oil such as is usually lost by the use ofoil spouts is saved and is always handy and clean, so that thereceptacle 12 may be removed at any time by lifting the containerupwardly so that the lower edge of the skirt 13 clears the receptacle12, whereupon it may be removed and the oil poured from the receptacleas desired.

Various changes may be made in the structure of the device providedthese changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A drain spout and drip can container comprising a body open at thetop and bottom, a skirt of greater girth than the body open at thebottom extending around the lower portion thereof in outwardly spacedrelation thereto and tapered upwardly and supporting the body at itsupper end, whereby to receive and contain a receptacle between the lowerportion of the body and the skirt and a screen fixed within the bodyintermediate its length and covering its full transverse area.

2. A drain spout and drip can container comprising a body open at thetop and bottom, a skirt of greater girth than the body open at thebottom extending around the lower portion thereof in outwardly spacedrelation thereto and tapered upwardly and supporting the body, wherebyto receive and surround a receptacle between the lower portion of thebody and the skirt, said skirt extending below the lower end of thebody, and a screen fixed within and dividing said body longitudinally.

3. A drain spout and drip can container comprising an open ended axiallyvertical cylindrical body open at the bottom, a skirt of greater girththan the body open at the bottom extending around the lower portionthereof in outwardly spaced relation thereto and tapered upwardly andsupporting the body at its upper end, whereby to receive and surround areceptacle between the lower portion of the body and the skirt, a sievewithin the body intermediate its length to support articles from whichmaterial is being drained, and a receptacle having its side walldisposed between the lower portion of the body and said skirt.

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